The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-26
THE COMING BATTLE.
The Forces Marsballing.

A great battle will be fought on the
4th Of August in Texas. Leading one
host are all the brewers, disillers aud
liquor dealers of the north, and all the
whisky sellers and saloon-keepers in
Texas, a majority of whom have never
hesltated to violate the statutes of the
state, governing their trade where
ever and whenever they could. Men
whose traffic lead the honorable into
reputable into disropute, lead the pure
into impurity, lead the happy into
misery, tn, provident into penury,
industrious into vagabondage, the
peaceablc citizen into crime. Men
who belong to no party except they
can use it, who vote for no candidate
except he be pledged to protect them;
who take from young and old, man
and minor alike, fortunes and earn
ings, giving in return. n.delirium, paup.
erisn, death; whosc business destroys
homes, neutralizes christian effort, in
creases ignorance and renders asylums
necessary.
On their banners arc emblazoned
'no restriction" "more whiskey,"
"no Sunday law" "per5onal liberty"
Leading the other host are those who
teach the duties Of citizenship, insist
upon the observance Of law, impress
on the people the value Of character,
the necessity for industry, the heinous-
ness of crime, inculcate love of home
and family and country. Men who
revere the institutions of the land and
labor continuously for the welfare,
the happiness, and the purity of the
people, who build up homes, erect and
sustain churches, found schools and
asyums where the ignorant are edu-
Gated, the distressed are cared for, the
unfortunate protected and the inebri-
ate and demented restored to reason
and manhood.
On their white banners are inscribed
"ObedIence to law NO Saloons"
"Christian Sabbath" "Civil Liberty"
Every man, woman and child in
Texas is eply.interested in the issue
of this conflict. There is, probably,
not one person in the State who can
truthfully say that the liquor traffic
has never damaged him or her direct
ly or remotely. AS these hosts march
to the polls, all voters will fall into
| line under one banner or other, and
cast their ballots as they .belleve
for the best interest of their wives,
their children their neighbors, their
country. If they believe the liquor
traffic (Which is, even now, under
the condemnation of the State, aud in
which no man can engage until he
secures permit or license0 should
be continued, and will contribute TO
the happiness of the people, increase
their virtue, strengthen the clements
of sturdy manhood, contribute to
the purity of homes, will promote
morality, will make men better citi.
zens, they will vote against the
amendment.
If they believe no good results to
to the people from the traffic, but
that shame, sorrow, poverty, crime,
debased manhood, wronged woman-
hood, defrauded children all follow
in its wake, they will vote for the
amendment
A grave responsibility rests on every
voter, involving an intelligent decis-
sion on his part. Morality against i'm
morality, law against lawlessness,
churches against saloons, are the anti
podes in this contest. Which will you
stand with? Your children will in
quire of you for many years to come
sHow did you vote on the 4th of Au-
gust 1887? WHITE.